Sechemrechuitaui

Name of Sechemrechuitaui
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Sechemrechuitaui , also Sechem-Re-chui-taui ( throne name ), was the third ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh ) of the 13th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ) and ruled around 1752–1746 BC. Chr.

supporting documents

Sechemrechuitaui is documented by the royal table of Karnak and by a cylinder seal that contains his entire titulature, furthermore by various seal impressions from the fortress Uronarti . His six years of reign are probably also noted on the Turin royal papyrus. The first two years of government are recorded on an Illahun papyrus , in Nilstandmarken the years two to four.

The equation with Sobekhotep II suggested by Wolfgang Helck and Stephen Quirke, among others , is considered improbable. Although both kings have the same throne name, Jürgen von Beckerath and Detlef Franke , for example, speak out against a connection between the two kings due to the different remaining titulatures. Added to this are the contents attested to in the Illahun Papyri, which speak for Sechemrechuitaui as another king next to Sobehotep II. The notations in the Nilstand brands also do not allow for equation. The sarcophagus of Scheschonq III. bears the Horus name of Hor I and that of Sechemrechuitaui.

In response to this argument, Stephen Quirke draws attention to the fact that throne names were never assigned twice within a dynasty. He also suggests an equation with Sobekhotep II and points out that the Horus and gold names that are ascribed to the latter are only preserved on blocks in Medamud, whereby the ascription of the names to Sobkehotep II is not mandatory because it are each different relief blocks that do not necessarily belong together.

literature

Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 255 and 259 .
Thomas Schneider: The Relative Chronology of the Middle Kingdom and the Hyksos Period (Dyns. 12-17). In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 168-196 ( online ).

Web links

List of Pharaohs of the 13th Dynasty. ( Memento of October 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) formerly on: pharaos.info .

Individual evidence

↑ A. Spalinger also speaks out against equation; according to A. Spalinger: Sobekhotep II . In: Wolfgang Helck u. a .: Lexicon of Egyptology, Vol. 5 . Harrasowitz, Wiesbaden 1984, ISBN 3-447-02489-5 , column 1037 ff.
^ S. Quirke: In the Name of the King: on Late Middle Kingdom Cylinders. In: E. Czerny, I. Hein, H. Hunger, D. Melman, A. Schwab (Eds.): Timelines, Studies in Honor of Manfred Bietak. Volume I, Peeters et al. a., Leuven, Paris / Dufdley MA 2006, ISBN 978-90-429-1730-9 , pp. 263-74.

predecessor	Office	successor
Amenemhet V.	King of Egypt 13th Dynasty	Seetepibre

personal data
SURNAME	Sechemrechuitaui
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sechem-Re-chui-taui
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	18th century BC Chr.

[1] A. Spalinger also speaks out against equation; according to A. Spalinger: Sobekhotep II . In: Wolfgang Helck u. a .: Lexicon of Egyptology, Vol. 5 . Harrasowitz, Wiesbaden 1984, ISBN 3-447-02489-5 , column 1037 ff.

[2] S. Quirke: In the Name of the King: on Late Middle Kingdom Cylinders. In: E. Czerny, I. Hein, H. Hunger, D. Melman, A. Schwab (Eds.): Timelines, Studies in Honor of Manfred Bietak. Volume I, Peeters et al. a., Leuven, Paris / Dufdley MA 2006, ISBN 978-90-429-1730-9 , pp. 263-74.